Originally published on the Cosmic blog.
Since Salesforce completed its acquisition of Contentful, teams across the industry have been re-evaluating their CMS stack. Pricing changes, roadmap uncertainty, and enterprise-first repositioning are pushing developers and content teams to look for a more focused alternative. If you've already decided to move on, this guide covers the practical how-to. For the "why," see our posts on Contentful alternatives and what the Salesforce acquisition means for your team.
This walkthrough takes roughly 30 minutes for a typical project. Larger spaces with thousands of entries or complex localization setups may take longer, but the steps are the same.
What You'll Need
Node.js 18+ installed
